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Incidences of student support for and resistance to a curricular innovation in high school physical education
Date
2003
Abstract
While there have been frequent calls for reform in secondary physical education. little research has focused on the implementation and assessment of curriculum from the perspective of students. Drawing upon the theoretical frame of student resistance, the porpose of this study was to describe how high school students demonstrated support for and resistance to implementation of a 20 day curricular initiative termed a cultural studies unit. This approach consist of an integrated practical and theoretical study of sport and physical activity. Data were collected through student focus group interviews, student jounals, nonparticipant observations, and informal conversations. Students responded favorably to the principles of sport education and the opportunities to critique issues of social justice. Such content was considered appropriate for physical education. Resistance to some aspects of the unit was both overt and covert. Meticulous and careful planning of content and choice of pedagogy to facilitate delivety is crucial to positioning a cultural studies unit in a high school program
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peer-reviewed
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Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Citation
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education;22(3), pp. 245-260
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Sustainable Development Goals
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/